M2P Pilot joining the ranks

Sullyspurs · May 3, 2020

Hi Everyone,

I have recently got a Mavic 2 Pro having flown a Spark for a while. I'm in the middle of gaining my Pfco here in the UK, with only the practical assessment to go. Who knows when that will happen!

Hope you are all keeping safe and love the huge amount of info on here.

Cheers,
Sully

Dedal · May 3, 2020

Welcome.

old man mavic · May 3, 2020

welcome to the forum

deltamike · May 3, 2020

Welcome and good luck with the Pfco - WHEN it happens.

Xanadu · May 3, 2020

Welcome!

dirkclod · May 3, 2020

Welcome to Mavic Pilots .
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching
and stay safe.. Thumbswayup

wjkrysak · May 3, 2020

Welcome to the forum. You will find plenty of support and assistance here in the forum. We look forward to seeing your part of the world.

Mavic AS-L · May 3, 2020

Glad to hear you are taking your PCFO ........

Where started ?

What required.....Eg Books, Websites, On Line, Off lIne course etc ?

How many hours flying time recommended before attempting any licence ??

Cost ?

and what will you are able to do additionally once passed ??

my Flight history so far 6 minutes!!

Regards

MK AS-L

old man mavic · May 3, 2020

Mavic AS-L said:
Glad to hear you are taking your PCFO ........

Where started ?

What required.....Eg Books, Websites, On Line, Off lIne course etc ?

How many hours flying time recommended before attempting any licence ??

Cost ?

and what will you are able to do additionally once passed ??

my Flight history so far 6 minutes!!

Regards

MK AS-L

a Pfco is needed if you want to fly for reward it stands for permission for commercial operations and requires you to learn how to keep logs of all your flight and produce a written plan of how you intend to go about your business you also need insurance cover

Sullyspurs · May 3, 2020

Mavic AS-L said:
Glad to hear you are taking your PCFO ........

Where started ?

What required.....Eg Books, Websites, On Line, Off lIne course etc ?

How many hours flying time recommended before attempting any licence ??

Cost ?

and what will you are able to do additionally once passed ??

my Flight history so far 6 minutes!!

Regards

MK AS-L

Hi MK,

My course has been online so far, as the original Ground School was cancelled due to the lockdown, and the team at Heliguy adapted it to be online. I have now done all the Ground School stuff and passed the relevant exams. Just the practical flight assessment to go.

No books required as it can all be done online - well at least through the company I have used.

The recommended flying time before taking the practical is about 30 hours if I remember correctly. There are a number of different techniques you have to be able to complete to pass. It’s a bit like a driving test.

In terms of cost, I think they are offering the course for about £700 (but don’t quote me on that).

Once passed, I can then undertake work for commercial purposes as well as be able to fly closer to people/buildings etc.

Depending on what you are looking to achieve with your drone it’s certainly worth thinking about.

Happy flying, and I’m sure that 6 minutes will soon become 6 hours.

Regards,
Sully